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Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrow-people with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.\nJob Description:\nJob Summary\nThis position provides input and support for full systems life cycle management activities (e.g., analyses, technical requirements, design, coding, testing, implementation of systems and applications software, etc.). He/She performs tasks within planned durations and established deadlines. This position collaborates with teams to ensure effective communication and support the achievement of objectives. He/She provides knowledge, development, maintenance, and support for applications.\nResponsibilities:\nAnalyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.\nDesign, develop, test, and maintain applications using COBOL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, SAS, JCL, PL/1\nParticipate in the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, and support.\nCollaborate with business stakeholders and project managers in an SAFe Agile environment to meet project deadlines and deliverables.\nTroubleshoot and resolve issues in production environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.\nMaintain and enhance existing applications to improve performance, security, and functionality.\nDevelop and execute unit tests, integrate solutions, and provide detailed documentation.\nEnsure the highest quality of code and contribute to the overall improvement of the development process.\nStay current with emerging technologies, methodologies, and industry trends related to mainframe development.\nMandatory Skills and Experience\n4+ years of hands-on experience in Mainframe application development.\n3+ years of practical experience in COBOL programming.\nStrong proficiency in COBOL programming and related tools.\nSolid experience with DB2 (database design, queries, and optimization).\nStrong knowledge and hands-on experience with JCL (Job Control Language).\nIn-depth understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.\nExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of interacting with stakeholders and team members effectively.\nExperience working in a corporate banking or financial services environment is a plus.\nAdditional Skills\nFamiliarity with version control and issue tracking tools (e., Git, Jira).\nKnowledge of AzureDevOps/TFS\nKnowledge of SAFe Agile \nKnowledge of API TESTING, POSTMAN\nFamiliarity with Linux, Google Cloud --> Pub/Sub or Any messaging Queues. \nQualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree or International equivalent \nBachelor's Degree or International equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or related field\n Employee Type:\nPermanentUPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3346,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commerce","Logistics","Freight Forwarding","Customs Brokerage"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T08:58:30Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":39,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.702,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":12,"expected_fill_days":11,"reasons":["conf:5","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ups-intermediate-applications-developer-mainframe","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ups-intermediate-applications-developer-mainframe.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T01:52:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2535,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2465,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}